Silverhoof

“Silver Hoof” is a Russian fairytale about an impoverished grandfather and his young granddaughter. They are awakened one winter night by a strange noise on the roof. When they run outside to investigate, they find a magical deer, Silver Hoof. Wherever the deer’s hooves strike, sparks fly, leaving precious jewels in their wake. Overwhelmed with gratitude and joy, the two gather up the jewels….and live happily ever after.

The Green Man

The Green Man appears in woodcarvings from before C.E. (Common Era). Also on the walls of pagan temples paintings and drawings of the Green Man have been found. Especially in the time that christianity started to appear, many images of the Green Man were made. They are found in churches and cathedrals, in monasteries and other sanctuaries. In the victorian age the symbol was even used as a decorational motive.

A lot of speculation goes on that the builders of the old churches, the people who were ‘converted’ during that time, still had pagan roots in their hearts. That would have been the reason that they wanted to retain part of their own conviction, by making imagery of the Green Man.

Eleutherios

In Greek mythology, the gods Dionysus and Eros were both occasionally referred to as Eleutherios (”the liberator”).